Portable drier for personal articles

摘要

The portable drier for personal articles includes a wheeled cabinet having vertically oriented front and rear compartments. The front compartment is open at the front and provides for the hanging of damp or wet clothing and the like therein. A lower shelf extends across the front of the front compartment, for drying other articles. The shelf includes a series of receptacles for holding umbrellas and the like. The rear compartment includes a sinusoidal steam pipe array, with a fan or blower in the lower portion of the cabinet drawing air through the open front and blowing the air up past the steam pipes and through a louvered panel to dry articles in the front compartment. The drier may include additional features, such as an ultraviolet light for bactericidal and fungicidal cleansing, an air circulation filter, an ironing board and steam iron, and an electronic scent dispenser.

主权项

1. A portable drier for personal articles, consisting of:
a cabinet including a forward portion and a rearward portion, the forward portion of the cabinet defining an open article drying compartment therein, the rearward portion of the cabinet defining a closed heater compartment therein; the cabinet having an open front panel, a closed rear panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a top panel, the panels defining the forward portion and the rearward portion of the cabinet, the open front panel defining an opening therein, the opening providing convenient access through the open front panel to the open article drying compartment; a unitary ultraviolet light disposed above the article drying compartment; a louvered panel disposed between the forward portion and the rearward portion of the cabinet; an article drying rack disposed in the open article drying compartment; a closed bottom panel disposed beneath the forward portion and the rearward portion of the cabinet, the bottom panel comprising a water collection tray; the heater compartment having:
a steam generator disposed upon the bottom panel;a steam heating pipe array disposed within the heater compartment between the louvered panel and the rear panel, the steam heating pipe array communicating fluidly with the steam generator;an air filter disposed within the heater compartment between and the rear panel;an air circulation system disposed upon the bottom panel, the air circulation system being adapted to circulate air through the heater compartment, the louvered panel, and the article drying compartment;a water tank for providing a supply of water;wherein the steam heating pipe array communicating fluidly with the steam generator for circulating the steam therethrough and returning water to the water tank; anda scent dispenser communicating with the heater compartment;wherein the scent dispenser being designed and configured for dispensing scent into air being circulated; a plurality of wheels disposed beneath the bottom panel, the wheels supporting the cabinet; wherein the plurality of wheels allow the cabinet to be moved on demand; an ironing board hingedly disposed upon an exterior of one of the side panels, the ironing board being selectively pivoted between vertically stored and horizontally useable positions; and an iron disposed adjacent to the ironing board.